Archive - Software Design: Tidy First?

Caterpillar to Butterfly

The Evolution of Specialist Expertise

Feb 14 •

Anatomy of Oscillation

I was at first astonished, then angered, then resigned when I saw smart people calling for the return of waterfall thinking.

Feb 10 •

How I Will Measure My Life

Originally-originally published February 2018.

Feb 7 •

Chapter Bundles of Options

In the previous chapter we saw the remarkable transformation option-oriented thinking brings to development—the greater the uncertainty, the greater the…

Feb 6 •

Options, Financial & Software

A Tidy Together chapter

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Tidy First Example

The examples are always the hardest part.

Jan 30 •

Developer Productivity Metrics: Education Necessary

Sponsored interview with DX CEO Abi Noda

Jan 29 •

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Measuring Programmer Influence, Kinda Sorta

But remember Goodhart's Law

Jan 27 •

Remote Site Growth Is Not A Conquest Game

...not exactly...

Jan 24 •

Personal Site Refresh

Jan 23 •

Additional Testing After Refactoring

Should you write more tests after refactoring?

Jan 20 •

Meeting Prevents Exceeding

Originally published March 2017

Jan 17 •

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